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hidden-ball trick

hidden-ball trick noun: a fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.

Noun

hidden-ball trick (plural hidden-ball tricks)

  1. A fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.
  2. A similar deceptive play in other sports such as American football and lacrosse.

Forms of hidden-ball trick

pluralhidden-ball tricks
alternative formhidden ball trick

Questions about hidden-ball trick

What does hidden-ball trick mean?
Hidden-ball trick means a fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.
What part of speech is hidden-ball trick?
Hidden-ball trick is a noun.
What is the plural of hidden-ball trick?
The plural of hidden-ball trick is hidden-ball tricks.

Words near hidden-ball trick in the dictionary

  1. hidden tracks
  2. Hidden Valley Lake
  3. hidden variable
  4. hidden variables
  5. Hidden Web
  6. hidden-ball trick
  7. hidden-ball tricks
  8. hidden-object game
  9. hidden-object games
  10. hiddenite
  11. hiddenites

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